Frozen food locker unit



Dec. 29, 1942. R. H. SLOAN, JR

FROZEN FOOD LOCKER UNIT Filed Aug. 22, 1941 INVENTOR Roma/o HOYT Sic/M4112.

ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 29, 1942 pun STATES? 2.30am FaozEN' noon LOCKER UNIT Roland Hoyt Sloan, In, Atlanta, Ga, assignor'of one-half to Roland Hoyt Sloan, SE, New

Brighton, N. Y.

Application August 22, 1941,. Serial No. 407,962

EISSUED This invention relates to frozen food locker units, and particularly to means usable inconnection therewith to give access to the lockers.

The temperature in the locker room of frozen food lockers is usually maintained at about zero degrees F. and it is necessary for attendants or users to bundle up in fur coats or warm clothing before entering the locker compartment.

This invention has for its salient object to provide means for use in conjunction with locker compartments, so constructed and arranged as to protect the locker user or attendant from exposure to the cold temperature in the compartment.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawing which form apart of this application, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view partly broken away showing a portion of a locker compartment and means adapted to enter the passageway in the compartment and provide access to the lockers;

Fig; 2 is a vertical sectional elevation through the protecting cabinet and a portion of the locker compartment; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken through the structure shown in Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing there is shown a portion of a locker compartment comprising side walls It and II, a front end wall I2 having an opening therethrough adapted to be closed and'sealed by a door 13. The door as illustrated is shown as slidably mounted, but a hinged door may be used if desired.

As shown the locker compartment houses a plurality of vertical rows M of lockers I5, the rows being arranged in oppositely facing relation to provide a passage therebetween. It will be understood that the lockers l5 are slidable horizontally to give access thereto.

There is shown in conjunction with the locker compartment a cabinet 2%] having a top 2|, a front Wall 22, rear wall 23 and side walls 24 and 25.

The cabinet is mounted on rollers 26 and 21 which run in channel shaped tracks 28 and 29, the tracks extending into the passageway and guiding the cabinet as it is pushed or drawn into the passageway.

In order to give access to the lockers from the cabinet a pair of openings 39 and 3| are provided in the side walls 24 and 25. The openings 30 give access to the upper lockers and access is I partinen't' the openings 30 and 3! are surrounded by' suitable weather stripping 33.

If desired the bottom of the cabinet may be open so that the user can walk along the floor and push the cabinet into the passageway,

handles 35 being provided for this purpose. If the bottom or a portion of the bottom of the cabinet is open, weather stripping at is provided around the bottom of the cabinet to prevent the cold air from entering the cabinet.

The rear wall 23 is provided with a door 3? so that the user can walkthrough the cabinet into the-passageway if desired. A door 34 is provided in the front wall.

Furthermore, any suitable propulsion means may be provided to move the cabinet into and out ofthe passageway if this seems desirable.

The cabinet is also provided with steps 38 .to facilitate access to the upper lockers; The steps are preferably slidable or movable in the cabinet.

From the foregoing specification it will be seen that simple, practical and inexpensive means has been provided for accomplishing the purpose set forth and that by means of a cabinet such as that described users may gain access to the lookers without exposing themselves to the low temperatures in the locker compartment.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is:

l. A movable cabinet for use between oppositely facing rows of lockers and comprising a cabinet structure mounted to move between said rows and having lateral openings for providing access to said lockers, and sealing means for protecting said openings and the cabinet from the cold air surrounding the cabinet.

2. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, and a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers.

3. In combination, a refrigerator locker room obtained to the lower lockers through the openh ving oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers, and sealing means for protecting said openings and the cabinet from the cold air surrounding the cabinet.

4. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers, and means for guiding the cabinet in said passageway.

5. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separatedlby a passageway, and a rectangular transparent cabinet" movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers.

6. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers and an opening in the bottom so that the user can walk on the room floor and push the cabinet into the passageway, and sealing means around the bottom of the cabinet'for preventing cold air from entering the cabinet through the cabinet floor opening.

'7. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers and an openingin the bottom so that the user can walk on the room floor and push the cabinet into the passageway, sealing means around the bottom of the cabinet for preventing cold air from entering the cabinet through the cabinet floor opening, and sealing means for protecting said openings and the cabinet from the cold air surrounding the cabinet.

8. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, and a cabinet movable into and substantially filling the width of said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers and having a door at the front end thereof to permit the user to pass therethrough into the locker room.

9. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers and having a door at the front end thereof to permit the user to pass therethrough into the locker room, and means in the cabinet for enabling the user to reach the upper lockers.

10. In combination, a refrigerator locker room having oppositely facing vertical rows of lockers separated by a passageway, a cabinet movable into said passageway, said cabinet having lateral openings to provide access to said lockers and having a door at the front end thereof to permit the user to pass therethrough into the locker room, and movable means in the cabinet for enabling the user to reach the upper lockers.

11. A movable cabinet for use between oppositely facing rows of lockers and comprising a cabinet having lateral openings to give access to the lockers and doors at the end of the cabinet to permit access thereto or exit therefrom.

12. A movable cabinet for use between oppositely facing rows of lockers and comprising a cabinet having lateral openings to give access to the lockers and doors at the end of the cab- :inet to permit access thereto or exit therefrom,

and sealing means for protecting said openings and the cabinet from the cold air surrounding the cabinet.

ROLAND HOYT SLOAN, JR. 

